Nigerian teenager wins aircraft maintenance scholarship
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Favour Chinecherem, an 18-year-old Nigerian from Enugu State, has won a scholarship to study aircraft maintenance at the Eastwing Aviation Institute. She won the 2026 competition held as part of the Southeast Aviation Summit, ahead of more than 50 young participants, Punch reports.
Favour Chinecherem, an 18-year-old Nigerian from Enugu State, has won a scholarship to study aircraft maintenance at the Eastwing Aviation Institute. She won the final of the second Southeast Aviation Summit/Eastwing Youth Competition, held in Enugu by the Eastwing Youth Foundation and the Eastwing Aviation Institute, Punch reports.
The competition brought together more than 50 young people from several states in south-eastern Nigeria. Its coordinator, Christian Agadibe, attributed Favour Chinecherem’s victory to her confidence, passion and determination.
The scholarship will give the winner training in a sector that extends beyond pilot careers. Christopher Edeh, director-general of the Eastwing Aviation Institute, stressed the importance of training young people in Nigeria and complying with aviation safety standards. The institute said it was working with other institutions to make training tailored to the sector’s needs more accessible in the South-East.
